Difference between revisions of "Świecko border crossing"

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=== Going East: [[Poznań|Poznan]], [[Warsaw]], [[Łódź|Lodz]] ===
 
=== Going East: [[Poznań|Poznan]], [[Warsaw]], [[Łódź|Lodz]] ===
You can find a driver to Świecko quite easily along the [[A2 (Germany)|A2]] for example in [[Berlin#Rasthof Michendorf|Michendorf]]. From the border crossing you can easily catch rides to the bigger cities in Poland, but with some luck you could even catch a ride to [[Lithuania]], [[Ukraine]], [[Belarus]]. Sign advisable.  
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You can find a driver to Świecko quite easily along the [[A2 (Germany)|A2]] for example in [[Berlin#Rasthof Michendorf|Michendorf]]. From the border crossing you can easily catch rides to the bigger cities in Poland, but with some luck you could even catch a ride to [[Lithuania]], [[Ukraine]], [[Belarus]]. Sign advisable.
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Since the construction of the highway was finished in late 2011, also the border crossing looks a bit different. Cars and trucks pass now faster, but behind the border crossing is a turn after which you can hitch from the emergency line which is big enough to stop. However, [User:N0id|n0id] was sent away after 10min by the police and told to ask drivers who stop at the parking, because hitching there was to dangerous. Still, before he could even go back a truck did stop.
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Many trucks that are going to [[Poznan]] only don't take the highway, but instead the old national road. If you want to go further, make sure that your driver sticks to the highway.
  
 
=== Going West: [[Berlin]], [[Hannover]], [[Hamburg]] ===
 
=== Going West: [[Berlin]], [[Hannover]], [[Hamburg]] ===

Revision as of 18:17, 12 February 2012

Świecko is the name of the Polish-German border crossing at the E30 (A12 in Germany and A2 in Poland) close to Frankfurt Oder and Słubice.

It is also the name of a village close by.

Directly at the border there is a suitable place where cars drive relatively slowly and where it's quite easy to get a ride. There are some shops, currency exchange offices and Polish Customs. In summer there might be quite a lot of dust in this place - be careful if you have an allergy.

Supposing you didn't hitchhike to Świecko, you can get there easily from the Słubice railway station. When you get out of the station, go left (southward) instead of right (as to the city of Słubice). You will soon see a lot of trucks, simply follow them and you will get to the checkpoint at the Polish-German border.

Going East: Poznan, Warsaw, Lodz

You can find a driver to Świecko quite easily along the A2 for example in Michendorf. From the border crossing you can easily catch rides to the bigger cities in Poland, but with some luck you could even catch a ride to Lithuania, Ukraine, Belarus. Sign advisable.

Since the construction of the highway was finished in late 2011, also the border crossing looks a bit different. Cars and trucks pass now faster, but behind the border crossing is a turn after which you can hitch from the emergency line which is big enough to stop. However, [User:N0id|n0id] was sent away after 10min by the police and told to ask drivers who stop at the parking, because hitching there was to dangerous. Still, before he could even go back a truck did stop.

Many trucks that are going to Poznan only don't take the highway, but instead the old national road. If you want to go further, make sure that your driver sticks to the highway.

Going West: Berlin, Hannover, Hamburg

If your driver is going to Berlin and you want to hitchhike further here is good place to get dropped. Sometimes, most cars seem to go only to Berlin (in the evening/at nightime?). It might be even better to get out at the last petrol station in Poland a few kilometers before, because most drivers stop there to refill cheap fuel and buy cigarettes. Don't accept a lift to the next ("Biegener Hellen") service station in Germany (15-20km), very few people stop there.